acme

[ ak-mee ]

/ ˈæk mi /

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noun

the highest point; summit; peak: The empire was at the acme of its power.

Nearby words

acleistocardia, aclinic line, aclu, acm, acmatic, acme, acme screw thread, acmeism, acmesthesia, acmite, acne

Origin of acme

First recorded in 1610–20, acme is from the Greek word akmḗ point, highest point, extremity

Related formsac·mic

[ak-mik] /ˈæk mɪk/, ac·mat·ic

[ak-mat-ik] /ækˈmæt ɪk/, adjective

Can be confusedacme acne

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He is the acme of political correctness (notwithstanding the odd drone directed at “AfPak”).
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I did comedy sketches of her at ACME, but she was known as ‘The Other Mrs. Gabor’ then.
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But Sanjay seems today like an adumbration, rather than the acme, of authoritarian possibilities in India.
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This sonata marks the consummation of his evolution toward the acme of powerful expression.
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In 1832, he reached the acme of his ambition, by being returned to the first reformed Parliament for the borough of Oldham.
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There would appear then to be some hope that the acme or climax of overcrowding has been passed.
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It contained red plush furniture, which embodied the acme of good taste at the time of the Franco-Prussian War.
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Struggle into existence, growth and development, acme and decline, follow in rapid succession.
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British Dictionary definitions for acme

acme

/ (ˈækmɪ) /

noun

the culminating point, as of achievement or excellence; summit; peak

Word Origin for acme

C16: from Greek akmē

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Word Origin and History for acme

acme

"highest point," 1560s, from Greek akme "(highest) point, edge; peak of anything," from PIE root *ak- "sharp" (see acrid). Written in Greek letters until c.1620. The U.S. grocery store chain was founded 1891 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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